Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. Biography

Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Was Ronald Reagan a Good President?"

Reasoning:

"He wouldn't have made much of a prime minister, but he would have made a hell of a king."

Quoted in Tales of the State: Narrative in Contemporary U.S. Politics and Public Policy by Sanford Schram and Philip T. Neisser in 1997, as saying in an ABC News Dec. 22, 1988 broadcast titled "Ronald Reagan and David Brinkley: A Farewell Interview"

ExpertsIndividuals with PhDs, JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to US presidential history. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to US presidential history.

Involvement and Affiliations:

Speaker, US House of Representatives (D-MA), 1977-1986

Member, US House of Representatives (D-MA), 1953-1987

Majority Leader, US House of Representatives (D-MA), 1973-1976

Chair, Select Committee on Campaign Expenditures, US House of Representatives (D-MA), 1965-1973

Majority Whip, US House of Representatives (D-MA), 1972-1973

Speaker, Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1949-1952

Minority Leader, Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1947-1949